NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-11-2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-11-2026

TUESDAY| VOL—IV/2026/NOVEMBER

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. 

उत्साहो बलवानार्य नास्त्युत्साहात्परं बलम्।

सोत्साहस्य हि लोकेषु न किञ्चिदपि दुर्लभम्॥

-- (Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda — Lakshmana to Rama)

TRANSLATION: O noble one, enthusiasm is mighty; there is no strength greater than enthusiasm. For one who is full of enthusiasm, nothing in this world is impossible to achieve.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, held with the 9th International Solar Alliance Assembly and the 4th International Conference on Green Hydrogen. He said over half of India’s installed power capacity is now non-fossil, over 44,000 government buildings run on solar, saving about ₹700 crore a year, and over 30 lakh farmers use solar irrigation under PM-KUSUM. He urged solar for every government building, school, and hospital.

PM Modi will inaugurate Pune Metro Line 3 (Pink Line) today at 12:30 PM by video conference. The 23-km line from Maan to District Court, built for over ₹8,300 crore, links the Hinjewadi IT hub with Shivajinagar; it will be run entirely by women train operators and meet about 30% of its power needs from solar. He will also lay the foundation of Phase-II (Lines 2A, 2B, 4 and 4A, about ₹13,500 crore).

Over 21 lakhs of the 65 lakh homes with rooftop solar under PM Surya Ghar have received zero electricity bills, MNRE Minister Prahlad Joshi said. At the summit he said India has attracted $67 billion of investment in the sector in two years and non-fossil capacity has risen to 310 GW from 200 GW in September 2024; solar power now sells for as little as ₹2.15 a unit.

The Rural Development Ministry notified the VB–G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026, under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin). States must set up a multi-tier system at Gram Panchayat, Block and District levels; complaints can be filed in person, by post, online or by phone, the enquiry must finish within 7 working days and the grievance be resolved within 15 days.

Home Minister Amit Shah has directed that Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) be set up in all State capitals by 2027. With new offices at Jaipur, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Aizawl and Amravati, the country now has 20 FRROs, and three more have been notified at Kohima, Agartala and Bhubaneswar. The e-FRRO portal offers 35 online services.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated an Advanced Radiotherapy Facility at AIIMS Rajkot, set up for about ₹39 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. It will serve an estimated 1.54 crore people of Saurashtra. Nadda said 37.7 crore oral cancer screenings have been done across the country.

The Centre has notified the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026, which take effect on 1 January 2027. Under Rule 192, the government can issue directions on airfares in extraordinary circumstances, and airlines must publish their fares and show passengers a breakdown of the fare.

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked officials to prepare a concrete plan to deal with drought, cyclones, and erratic rain, and to give relief to farmers without delay. Reviewing kharif harvesting and rabi sowing, he said farmers with little irrigation should be encouraged to sow less water-hungry crops such as chickpea, mustard, lentil, and millets.

The Skill Development Ministry recognized 19 institutions as Centers of Excellence-Skills (CoE-Skills) through a ‘Green Channel’ for institutions of established standing. Secretary Debashree Mukherjee presented the certificates at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi; the recognition is valid from 9 October 2026 to 8 October 2029.

The Union Environment Ministry has allowed planned, time-bound dredging of rivers inside forest areas for flood control and disaster management, after a request from Himachal Pradesh. Removing silt, stones and boulders left by floods, landslides or cloudbursts will not count as a non-forest purpose, but the exemption does not cover commercial mining or protected areas.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated a new Seismological Observatory at Kishtwar, a high-seismic zone in J&K. He said the region has gone from no Doppler Weather Radar in 2014 to four, with four more coming up at Doda, Kishtwar, Anantnag and Baramulla, and Automatic Weather Stations have risen from 3 to 12.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the Haryana Vidhan Sabha’s ‘Janpratinidhi Sammelan’ at Panchkula, part of the Samvidhan Pakhwada Programme. He said agreement and disagreement are two sides of the same coin in a democracy, dissent must be respected, and the Constitution is the living soul and moral compass of India.

Delhi recorded its first ‘very poor’ air of the season with an AQI of 324, up from 261 a day earlier, and the CAQM imposed Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-2) across Delhi-NCR. Jahangirpuri (436), Rohini (415) and Punjabi Bagh (413) were in the ‘severe’ category, and the air is expected to stay ‘very poor’ till 5 November.

The CRPF has completed 12 months without a single operational fatality, the first time in 47 years, DG G.P. Singh said; the last such period ended in January 1979. The force, about 3.25 lakh strong, lost its last man in operations on 30 October 2025.

Paddy stubble-burning cases in seven States fell 26.63% to 3,316 between 15 September and 1 November, ICAR satellite data showed. Punjab had the most with 1,514, followed by Rajasthan (671), Madhya Pradesh (566), Uttar Pradesh (345), Uttarakhand (176), Haryana (42), and Delhi (2).

Asma Banu, an English teacher from Karkala in Udupi district, Karnataka, has been chosen for the Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Recognition for conserving about 1,540 traditional rice varieties with her husband Abubakkar over 12 years. The award will be presented in New Delhi on 12 November.

The Election Commission (EC) has informed the states that it would be conducting a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 17 states, including the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, and Goa.

After the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the electorate in the five poll-bound States has fallen about 12.2%, from about 18.71 crore to 16.43 crore. Uttar Pradesh saw the steepest drop of 13.24%, from 15.44 crore to 13.40 crore voters; Uttarakhand fell 10.07% and Punjab 6.34%.

NEWS FROM ‘RAMLILA’ GROUND: (As collected)

In at best  40,000 people gathering, Mamata Banerjee addressed INDIA bloc at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. She claimed Bengal is a "victim" of the electoral roll revision, vowing to "take revenge through politics" and fight the exercise democratically.

She used the word “KAFFER” twice to address BJP, RSS, and their supporters. This part of her speech is ‘VIRAL’.

It is opined that out of those estimated 40,000 people—about 1,000 consisted of plain clothe Police, and BJP/SANGHI cadders participated to collect first-hand  information.

Maximum component of gathering was formed by  Muslims from BIHAR, WEST BENGAL, U.P., Nizamuddin, and Old Delhi. (Source: Tea and other vendors).

BENGAL FILES:

West Bengal Chief Minister Shuvendu Adhikari has expressed deep concern regarding five trekkers from Bankura who have gone missing during the Kedartal trek in Uttarakhand. The incident occurred due to severe weather and heavy snowfall in the region.

Names of the missing Bankura trekkers—Rintu Mondal, Uday Ghosh, Ratan Ghosh, Tapas Bauri, and Manoj Khawas. Rescue operation is on.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

In Hanoi, NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Vietnam’s Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang on Defence cooperation, and with Public Security Minister Senior Lt Gen Luong Tam Quang on security cooperation, under the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

India and the EU discussed customs cooperation and preparations for implementing the India–EU Free Trade Agreement, due to be signed in December, during Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal’s visit to Brussels. He also met diamond industry representatives in Antwerp.

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dropped a plan to triple the waiting time for settlement for overseas care workers, keeping it at five years. Indians lead the Health and Social Care visa route, which saw 1,04,555 visa extensions in the year to December 2025.

Seven OPEC+ countries — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman — decided to keep their September 2026 oil production quotas unchanged for December.

GULF WAR:

Five explosions have been heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island, according to the official IRNA news agency. Qeshm residents reported seeing two aircraft flying over the island, IRNA said.

An unknown projectile has struck a ship about 9 nautical miles (17km) northeast of Lima, Oman, causing a hole in the starboard side, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency. The ship and crew are safe, it added.

US President Donald Trump has again said Iran is seeking a deal with Washington as soon as possible, suggesting an agreement could be reached amid ongoing diplomatic efforts.

⁠US Vice ⁠President JD ⁠Vance says Washington has not set deadlines for ⁠Iran to ⁠make a deal ⁠before the US ⁠resumes ⁠strikes.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran remains committed to resolving tensions through dialogue, stressing that conflict is not in anyone’s interest.

Forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government say one soldier has been killed, and 14 others were wounded while repelling a Houthi attack in the Taiz governorate.

“The (YEMENI) ministry calls on the United Nations, the international community, and bodies responsible for civilian protection to explicitly condemn these two attacks, take practical measures and exert effective pressure to halt attacks against civilians and medical facilities, and support documentation, investigation, and accountability efforts.

“It affirms that merely expressing concern, without taking steps to end these attacks, leaves civilians exposed to further killing and intimidation.”

NEPAL:

Public debt in Nepal has exceeded Rs. 3 trillion, reaching 45.59% of the GDP, according to recent reports from ‘The Rising Nepal’.

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) reported a loss of Rs. 3.21 billion over a two-week period.

Six Indian tourists were recently rescued from Dolpa.

Five individuals were arrested in Dharan with 209 kilograms of cannabis.

BALUCHISTAN:

A tragic coal mine explosion in Baluchistan and severe financial discrepancies within the provincial government have gripped the region, alongside growing security and human rights concerns.

Financial Irregularities: The Baluchistan Provincial Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Asghar Ali Tareen, has initiated a major scrutiny into a massive accounting discrepancy of over Rs. 7.7 billion. The review highlighted widespread audit objections and a significant financial default at a premier provincial university.

LAW, CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

The Supreme Court has allowed only CSIR-NEERI-approved green crackers in Delhi-NCR for Diwali: bursting is permitted from 6 AM to 8 PM on 7 November and from 7 AM to 10 PM on 8 November, and the full ban returns on 9 November. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale said series crackers (ladis), garlands and barium-based crackers remain banned.

The Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s appeal against a Delhi High Court order letting Vedanta and Ravva Oil (Singapore) enforce foreign arbitration awards of nearly $99 million. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manmohan warned that resisting awards at the enforcement stage would hurt trust in India as an arbitration destination. But, is the recommendation  of  Arbitration is legally correct? SC is silent on this.

The Supreme Court refused to entertain former Tamil Nadu Minister K.N. Nehru’s plea against a Madras High Court order directing the DVAC to register an FIR against him in the alleged ₹634-crore cash-for-jobs scam, based on information from the ED. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu found no ground to interfere.

A Special Task Force arrested brothers Bhagwan Singh and Pritam Singh for shooting at the male cheetah KNG-22 in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno landscape on 24 October, and seized the licensed double-barrel muzzle-loading gun used. The STF said it found no sign of an organized wildlife-trade gang (??).

MISHAPS: -

In Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan ,Eight labourers working on a road project were electrocuted in Chhapoli village, under Udaipurwati police station, when the gravel-mixing machine they were using touched an overhead high-tension line. PM Modi announced ₹2 lakh from the PMNRF for the family of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.

In Florida, USA — Nine Killed in Learjet Crash:  A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas crashed into a residential area in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, killing all nine people on board. About 600 residents were evacuated, and the US National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation.

ENVIRONMENTAL: - MURASU

Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu began crossing the south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Ongole in Prakasam district at 1 AM today, IMD said, with gale winds of 100–110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph likely till morning. A storm surge of 1.5–2 meters may flood low-lying areas of Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam. NDRF and SDRF teams are deployed and the state is assessing damage to power lines, roads, houses, and crops.

Odisha evacuated over 1.6 lakh people from five vulnerable districts, about 1.5 lakh of them in Ganjam, as Cyclone Murasu brings heavy rain to the south of the state. Over 300 NDRF, ODRAF and Fire Service teams are deployed and schools in vulnerable areas are closed today and tomorrow. People who had just returned home after Cyclone Arnab were moved back to shelters.

GAMES & SPORTS

India thrashed South Korea 8-0 to finish the league stage of the men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey in Jalandhar unbeaten and on top, with a fifth straight win. Dilpreet Singh scored twice, and Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay Rana and Angad Bir Singh scored one each.

At the Youth Olympics in Dakar, 16-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu won bronze in the 100m freestyle in 56.27 seconds, the first medal by an Indian woman swimmer at the Games. Judoka Khushbu Darjada (15) won silver in the women’s 63 kg after losing the final to Germany’s Jolina Reinhold.

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix, won by Max Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton second. He is the first Italian champion since 1953.

India topped the 46th Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere, Finland, with 14 medals — four gold, two silver and eight bronzes. Aarti Dhariyal (54 kg), Ankushita Boro (65 kg), Arundhati Chaudhary (70 kg) and Pawan Bartwal (55 kg) won gold.

TECHNOLOGY:

The Indian Navy has set out a need for an indigenous space-based Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) satellite system to detect and map radar and radio emitters over the Indian Ocean, according to Indian Defence News; it says one satellite alone cannot give continuous coverage.

Four crew members of NASA’s simulated Mars mission, CHAPEA, came out after 378 days inside a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where they grew crops in simulated Martian soil and worked with communication delays like those on a real Mars trip.

DAS KAPITAL:

The Sensex jumped 1,233 points and the Nifty 388 points on Monday, their third straight gain, as Reliance Industries surged 11.64% after its record quarterly profit and crude oil prices eased. The rupee slipped 10 paise to close at 94.86 against the US dollar. (SBI)

DALAL STREET:

*BSE SENSEX*  75,692.78 +1,233.25 (1.66%)🔺

*NIFTY* 23,440.80 +387.70 (1.68%)🔺

BULLIONS:

Gold(24C)     10 Grams:     ₹1,40,217 to ₹1,28,532

Silver(999)    1 Kilogram   ₹1,84,140 to ₹2,00,000     

CURRENCY: CNY rate is sourced from Sanghai Bank.

EUR:₹106.15/- | GBP:₹127.01/- | 1 人民币 (CNY) = 13.295 印度卢比 (INR).

 

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